Introducing a new novel, and a new series. The Lady And The Rake: A Scandalous Arrangement is a clean Regency romance. It was HUGE fun to write. The novel introduces the Eardleys, who aren’t your typical Regency ton family. Yes, they’re wealthy, and Mrs. Eardley’s daughters are looking for ...
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Creativity: 4 Habits To Build Your Creative Inspiration
In our February writer’s group meeting we discussed creativity. Three writers in the group were blocked, and several others struggled to get back to regular writing after Christmas and New Year. I’ve found this too. If I take more than a week off from writing, it seems as if I’ve got out of the ...
Conquer Procrastination With 4 Simple Tricks
Everyone procrastinates sometimes. But what if procrastination has become your default setting — you’re putting off too many things? Procrastination can become a habit. That said, procrastination isn’t completely evil. It’s worth acknowledging that it has its place. Procrastination’s hidden ...
Writing Fiction: 3 Tips To Help You To Create Believable Conflict
When you’re writing fiction, you’re writing about characters in conflict, and the more believable you can make your novel’s conflicts, the better. Conflicts can be major (battlefields in a war), or minor: “you promised you’d buy milk on your way home!” Want to write a page-turner? Do that by ...
Inspiring Bullet Journal Ideas You Can Use For Reading And Writing
Love your bullet journal? Whether you decorate your journal, or not, a bullet journal is an amazing tool both for your reading, and writing. But should you have one journal, or more? Your bullet journal: should you have one, or several? We discussed this at a recent writers’ group meeting. Our ...
Writing Fiction: 3 Tips For Building A Bigger Novel
Writing fiction presents various challenges. Here’s one that’s a little different: what do you do if you’re concerned that your novel’s too short? This topic came up in one of our writers’ groups meetings last year, and a friend brought it up recently. In some genres (fantasy, for one) readers ...
Book Marketing: Covers, Colors And Branding
In our first authors’ writing group meeting this year we discussed book marketing, as well as websites, branding, and colors. Several authors were planning their covers for upcoming releases, and a couple of questions came up: What are the best colors for book marketing? How do you find ...
